Combating inflation and working with the Consolidated Commission on Utilities and other members of the legislature to ensure there are no more power or water rate increases. The average monthly power and water bill are already staggering and any attempt to increase the rates should be stopped.  The Government of Guam has the financial resources and tools available and should act and immediately work with the CCU to find workable solutions. As your Senator, I will do all I can to fight for relief!

While our tourism industry shows signs of improvement, it is a long way from full recovery. The government of Guam should immediately initiate phase 2 of the Local Employers Assistance Program (LEAP). Over a thousand local businesses applied and received assistance from round one of LEAP. Many of these businesses will not survive without continued assistance.  We need to immediately communicate that round two of LEAP is soon to be underway. We should also give Guam Visitors Bureau a supplemental budget to promote Guam in its source markets. We need to aggressively market Guam to attract more Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese tourists. 

Fighting Crime – Our sense of security in our community has changed dramatically, following an alarming rise in neighborhood crime.The drug and crime problem on island is out of control. Many people don’t feel safe in their homes and we just can’t act as if this deteriorating situation is normal or acceptable. I will support and fund our first responders: police, firefighters and ocean safety officers, so they can do their jobs to protect us all. GPD must be given more resources and putting more police patrols in our neighborhoods must be a priority.